ἄδικος

adikosunjustHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective12 occurrences8 books11 verses

Definition

ἄδικος, -ον

(δίκη), [in LXX for שׁקר, עול, etc. ;]

1. unjust: Romans 3:5, Hebrews 6:10.

2. unrighteous, wicked: Luke 16:11; 18:11, Acts 24:15, 1 Corinthians 6:1,9 1 Peter 3:18; opposite to δίκαιος, Matthew 5:45; to εὐσεβής, 2 Peter 2:9; to πιστός, Luke 16:10 (Cremer, 200).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

12 total
  1. Matthew 5:45ἀδίκους · [the] unrighteous
    …that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  2. Luke 16:10ἄδικος · [is] dishonest; ἄδικός · {be} dishonest
    Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
  3. Luke 16:11ἀδίκῳ · worldly
    So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
  4. Luke 18:11ἄδικοι · evildoers
    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
  5. Acts 24:15ἀδίκων · [the] wicked
    …and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
  6. Romans 3:5ἄδικος · unjust
    But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
  7. 1 Corinthians 6:1ἀδίκων · unrighteous
    If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!
  8. 1 Corinthians 6:9ἄδικοι · [the] wicked
    Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
  9. Hebrews 6:10ἄδικος · unjust
    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  10. 1 Peter 3:18ἀδίκων · [the] unrighteous
    For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
  11. 2 Peter 2:9ἀδίκους · [the] unrighteous
    …if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.